Eeva Park

Pikal pingil

Language: estonian
Translations: english (On a Long Bench), finnish (Pitkällä penkillä), swedish (På en lång bänk)

Pikal pingil

Vanad ilusad naised ütlesid tule ära tule meie seltsi
Tule istu siia pikale pingile
Me teeme sulle koha eneste keskele
sest kui meie läheme
siit üle pimeda
pead sina jääma
panema käed põlvedele
ja ütlema
olen ilus vana naine
pikal pingil
selle ilma serva pääl

Eeva Park

photo © Piret Raud
* 09.09.1950, Tallinn, Estonia
lives in: Tallinn, Estonia
Eeva Park was born into a writers' family in 1950 in Tallinn. She made her debut with a poetry collection, Mõrkjas tuul (Acrid Wind, 1983) and has  published altogether seven collections by now. Eeva Park is also the author of plays and short stories. 

Her novel Lõks lõpmatuses (Trap in Infinity, 2003) concentrates on human trafficking and has been translated into German, Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish. In 2014 she was awarded the Finnish translation award for the anthology of 16 poets, 8+8: Estonian and Finnish Poetry.

photo © Piret Raud
Publications

  • Geeniuste algkursus

    Play, Estonian

    Tallinn: Loomingu Raamatukogu, 2016

  • Lemmikloomade paradiis

    Novel, Estonian

    Tallinn: Verb, 2016

  • Oda jälg õhus. Luulet aastatest 1983-2013

    (Collected poetry)

    Poetry, Estonian

    Tallinn: NyNorden, 2014

  • Linnujahireeglid

    Poetry, Estonian

    Tallinn: Verb, 2012

  • xNovell

    Short stories, Estonian

    Tallinn: NyNorden, 2010

  • Tulearm

    Poetry, Estonian

    Tallinn: Verb, 2007

  • Homsed uudised

    Poetry, Estonian

    Tallinn: Verb, 2005

  • Lõks lõpmatuses

    Novel, Estonian

    Tallinn: Tänapäev, 2003

  • Vaba langemine

    Poetry, Estonian

    Tallinn: Tänapäev, 2002

  • Absoluutne meister

    Short stories, Estonian

    Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2010

  • Tolm ja tuul

    Novel, Estonian

    Tallinn: Eesti Raamat; Varrak, 1996, 2002

  • Pääse karussellile

    Short stories, Estonian

    Tallinn: Huma, 2000

  • Öö valgus

    Poetry, Estonian

    Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1990

  • Naeru õpilane

    Novel, Estonian

    Tallinn: Kupar, 1998

  • Kaksteist eesti kirja

    Short stories, Estonian

    Tallinn: Perioodika, 1995

  • Mees, kes mäletas elevante

    Short stories, Estonian

    Tallinn: Huma, 1994

  • Hullu Hansu lugu

    Novel, Estonian

    Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1988

  • Mõrkjas tuul

    Poetry, Estonian

    Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1983

  • Palveränd

    Play,Estonian

    Tallinn: Perioodika, 1966

  • The Rules of Bird Hunting

    Translated into English by Jayde Will

    poetry, English

    London: Parthian, 2018

Prizes

  • 2014 Kääntäjäkarhu-palkinto

  • 2004 Eduard Vilde Literary Award

  • 1994 Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award

  • 2016 Elise Rosalie Aun Literary Award

  • 2019 The Annual Award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment

Links

  • Eeva Park @ Estonian Literature Centre

    Website

  • Just a little further

    Video / Estonian Literary Magazine

    Website

Remember poem / Add to List

remembered 1 times

Poem already on my list

If you want to remember or list a poem, become a community member.

Login/Register now

Random poem

PUSH!